General Knowledge Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Ostentation

Name the catalyst used in the conversion of milk into curd.

The Harappan Civilization flourished around 2500 BC in what we call today ____

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

"My hour has come." thought the king.

30 litres of salt solution contains 5% salt. How many litres of water must be added so as to get a resultant solution containing 3%salt?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The nitty-gritty

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position ______ respect to a frame of reference.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A brain and nervous system that are poorly developed or insufficiently nourished means low grade of ______________ in our mental processes, just as a poorly constructed or wrongly adjusted motor means loss of power in applying the electric current to its work. We will, __________, look upon the mind and the brain as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing activities which correspond to activities in the other, ________ inextricably bound together at least so far as this life is concerned, and each getting its _______________ by its union with the other. This view will lend interest to a brief study of the brain and nervous system.